Final 1951 College Football Rankings

AP Poll 1951

1. Tennessee
2. Michigan State
3. Maryland
4. Illinois
5. Georgia Tech
6. Princeton
7. Stanford
8. Wisconsin
9. Baylor
10. Oklahoma
11. Texas Christian
12. California
13. Virginia
14. San Francisco
15. Kentucky
16. Boston University
17. UCLA
18. Washington St.
19. Holy Cross
20. Clemson

UPI Poll 1951

1. Tennessee
2. Michigan State
3. Illinois
4. Maryland
5. Georgia Tech
6. Princeton
7. Stanford
8. Wisconsin
9. Baylor
10. Texas Christian
11. Oklahoma
12. California
13. Notre Dame
14. San Francisco
14. Purdue
14. Washington St.
17. Holy Cross
17. UCLA
17. Kentucky
20. Kansas